Sustainability

(re)Source

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Recover.

We are committed to zero waste, through the reduction, reuse, recycling, and recovery of the resources we use every day. Our goal is a sustainable partnership between supplier, manufacturer, and customer. The chart below outlines a few of the categories that we as a company have been taking action with to improve our environment.

Resource

Action

Outcome

Solid Wood

Excess

100% utilized.EXCESS: Saving over 943,000 mm BTU in 2017

Converted to energy produced by creating steam for our facilities throughout the year. Ground to provide local farmers a trusted source for their livestock bedding.

Composite wood

excess

100% utilized.

Composite wood scrap that would normally be destined for landfills is reused by local farmers for bedding in soil and converted to energy produced by creating steam for our facilities throughout the year.

Fabric

Used & Remnants

100% utilized.EXCESS: Over 35 tons diverted from landfills in 2017.

Precise and planned cutting for greater yield and reducing consumption. Donated to local charitable and not for profit organizations for reuse.

Foam

Used & Remnants

100% utilized.

Precise and planned cutting for greater yield and reducing consumption. Collected and recovered for use in manufacturing of carpet padding and not for profit organizations.

Leather

Remnants

100% utilized.EXCESS: over 2 tons recycled in 2017.

Collected, sorted and sold to various manufacturers of wallets, purses, handbags and planner covers.

Pallets

For Shipping

100% utilized.EXCESS: over 3,000 pallets recycled.

Wood pallets are repaired and reused. Unusable pallets are recycled/waste to energy.